Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join us for a festive and inclusive parade that celebrates the winter holiday season! Watch community groups strut along Franklin Street with giant floats, seasonal displays, performers, and more. This event is created in collaboration with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, UNC Arts Everywhere, and UNC & Community.
The COSMIC RAYS FILM FESTIVAL is an annual celebration of short films that expand our idea of what film is and what it can be. The Festival presents several programs of short films made by filmmakers from North Carolina and around the world that are formally inventive; speak with a personal voice; and are inspired... Read More →
PERFORMANCES, FOOD, VENDORS, ART Hargraves Community Center: 216 N Roberson Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 Come out to celebrate African American Culture through expressions of ART, MUSIC, DANCE, AND POETRY. For more information, please contact: artsandletters@chcaa-dst.org
Come decorated in color and join us for the Pride Promenade to kick-off Chapel Hill-Carrboro Small Town Pride. Gather at Peace and Justice Plaza and march alongside performers and other revelers in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. The march will end at 140 West Franklin Plaza for a social gathering with music and activities.
Celebrate Black community and culture with live performances, Black-owned small business and non-profit expos, kids activities, food trucks, and more. More information coming soon. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro proclaimed the observance and commemoration of Juneteenth on... Read More →
Join Orange County Public Library as we celebrate Juneteenth with a number of events, including: an African-Influenced Mini Cookout a Black Business Pop-Up Market (Interested in being a vendor? Learn more here.) a Black Literature Fair a Guided tour of Hillsborough's Black & Indigenous History (Registration is required for this event. Sign up here.) Learning,... Read More →
The Northern Orange Branch of the NAACP, Spirit Freedom, and the Orange County Arts Commission present JUNETEENTH 2023 Portraits of Freedom 2-6pm at the Eno Arts Mill Free and open to all! Art exhibits by Donn Young, TJ Mundy, and Michelle Spaulding Poetry with Fred Joiner and Katie Bowler Young Performances by Soteria Shepperson, Regina... Read More →
Good Folk Fest is an evening of art, culture, and music curated by Good Folk Podcast. Featuring the sounds of North Carolina artists including Dissimilar South, Tre. Charles, Nia J., The Violet Exploit, and 723, plus a special showcase from 1,2,3 Puppetry and art from Papr.text. Join us at the Haw River Ballroom on July... Read More →
This 2nd Friday, the Ackland Art Museum joins in the opening night celebrations of Uproar, a festival of public art taking place throughout Orange County from July 14 – August 12 with sixty artists displaying work across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. The Lemonade Stand by Allison Coleman | 6-8 p.m. In the spirit of... Read More →
We invite you to the first Eno River Poetry Festival, which will take place Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 1-8 p.m. at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough, NC. Featured poets include Khalisa Rae, Eric Thompson, Blaine Purcell, Ta'Mia King, Anne Myles, Johnny Lee Chapman III, Anna Weaver, Jennifer Daniels, Bartholomew Barker, Guadalupe Luna,... Read More →
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